Arts and culture news

Production still from Much Ado About Nothing - Katherine Parkinson in yellow dress stood with ensemble

LU Arts announces exciting National Theatre Live screenings

The new academic year brings a new National Theatre Live programme to the Cope Auditorium.

Portrait examples of painted artwork by graduate Megan Nurcombe using neutral tones

The Access Group supports Loughborough graduates by displaying artwork at headquarters

The Access Group has recently selected a range of graduate artwork from the University’s Design, Creative Arts and Architecture Degree Show.

Bio-based sculptural vessel by Georgia Gerrard and colourful tapestry by Jhuma Dutta

Creative Arts graduands awarded in recognition of their final year projects

Recipients of a number of Creative Arts prizes have been selected and named for this academic year.
Colourful arch and huts in Shirley Pearce Square

Two new sculptures by prolific Ghanaian artist unveiled on Loughborough’s campus

Two sculptures by Atta Kwami have been loaned to the University by his wife, Pamela Clarkson-Kwami.

Aphra Behn statues to tour UK as part of national competition

Four statues of Aphra Behn, the first professional woman writer, are due to tour the UK as part of a competition to find a fitting monument of the 17th century author.

Theatre audiences with accessibility needs risk returning to pre-pandemic levels of exclusion

A new report published by researchers from Loughborough and Kent universities recommends that theatres, arts organisations and funders should prioritise digital innovations to allow vulnerable audiences better access to live shows.
Mkutaji Wa Nija

Radar wins funding from British Council for Archiving as Creative Practice project

The University’s art research programme, Radar, and Visual Arts Network South Africa (VANSA), have received funding for their collaborative archive project, allowing them to appoint Archive Fellow, Mkutaji Wa Njia.
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New exhibition on campus: Diverse Voices in Textiles

How many textile designers, artists or practitioners can you name who are Black, Asian, from Ethnic Minorities, identify as LGBTQI+, or live with a disability?

Design concept of Flux sculpture, with illustrations of people dotted around

Students and recent alumna collaborate to produce a new sculpture for Loughborough University’s campus

A team of current and recent graduate students from a range of disciplines have been commissioned to produce a sculpture for the Loughborough campus, which will be located at the Claudia Parson’s Hall of residence.

A woman weaving fabric.

Mapping India’s creative industries to identify new collaborative opportunities

Bollywood, handicrafts, textiles, and festivals… creative industries are a massive part of the Indian economy, yet the potential for collaboration in this area is not necessarily appreciated by the rest of the world.

Loughborough research to feature in the 2022 British Academy Summer Showcase

Research by Loughborough University will feature in this year’s British Academy Summer Showcase, an event designed to celebrate the work of Academy-funded researchers from around the world.
Fruit Routes graphic with tiles illustrating a bird, a pair of cupped hands, a basket, and an origami form

Loughborough University to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Fruit Routes initiative

The University is inviting colleagues, students and the local community to join its tenth celebration of Fruit Routes, ‘In your Hands’.

Lulu Ao showing her artwork to a visitor

Loughborough student’s work features in art exhibition in Germany

Lulu Ao, a PhD student in the School of Design and Creative Arts, has just finished a run at the exhibition ‘Beyond Language’, in Tübingen, Germany.
Headshots of all the performing student scholars, over the top of a red wavey background

Celebrate our music and arts scholarship students at upcoming lunchtime concert

A special lunchtime concert will take place on Wednesday (11 May) that will showcase the incredible talent of this year’s LU Arts music and art scholarship students.

Irish Ambassador to the US welcomed to Texas exhibition about James Joyce’s Ulysses

The Irish Ambassador to the United States has commended an exhibition which highlights the vital role the women in James Joyce’s life had in his masterwork, Ulysses.
Speech Bubble performer

Be inspired at LU Arts’ performance poetry night

Speech Bubble offers a chance for students, staff and members of the public (18+) to watch student performers and professional poets in a relaxed and friendly environment.

Scene from the stage production of Belle Sauvage

Don’t miss National Theatre Live’s next screening on campus

Phillip Pullman’s The Book of Dust – La Belle Sauvage is showing at Cope Auditorium on 17 February, 7pm.
Illustration of an arm made up of different colours with related art and LGBT+ symbols, along with a sign that says 'Crafting Identity'

LU Arts makerspace to be unveiled as part of celebrations for LGBT+ History Month

Staff, students and members of the public are invited to drop in, get creative and make something for an LU Arts exhibition wall inspired by LGBT+ history.

James Joyce exhibition highlights the women who help make Ulysses a success (VIDEO)

The centenary of James Joyce’s celebrated novel Ulysses is being marked by a new exhibition which tells the story of the women who helped make his literary vision a reality.

Laughably intelligent – two academics reveal the lighter side of learning at the Leicester Comedy Festival

A Loughborough professor and a former PhD student have joined forces to give a rib-tickling take on academic life at this year’s Leicester Comedy Festival.
Headshots of the three comedians performing at Happy Mondays Comedy Club

Happy Mondays presents Comedy Club as part of Leicester Comedy Festival

On Monday 7 February, LU Arts will be hosting a Comedy Club as part of this year’s Leicester Comedy Festival.

Loughborough literary professor campaign for statue of 17th century writer Aphra Behn to be erected in Canterbury

A professor of 17th century literature is lobbying for a statue of playwright Aphra Behn to erected in the city where she was born.
Still from Leopoldstadt

National Theatre Live returns to Loughborough

Screenings of three National Theatre plays will be shown at Cope Auditorium from 27 January.

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Travelling exhibition explores the impact of changing standards to our daily lives

The Ambiguous Standards Institute (ASI) will be visiting Loughborough University from Tuesday 18 January – 11 February to share its research into the standardisation of everyday objects and procedures.

Photo of a notepad with 'Between the lines' written on and a pen and inkpot next to it

Art and Science combine in upcoming exhibition as part of a project sharing the stories of international students in Higher Education

A new LU Arts exhibition will demonstrate how artists can work across disciplines as it shares the processes involved in digital artist Sarah Selby’s project ‘Between the Lines’.